Business Transformation World Summit Speakers: Explore Our Line-up

2026 C-Suite & Chief Transformation Officer Speakers

Anastasia Minor
Chief Transformation Officer
Entergy

Patrick Lenihan
VP Transformation
Eli Lilly and Company

Crystal Broj
Chief Digital Transformation Officer
Medical University of South Carolina

Christopher Paquette
Chief Transformation Officer
Personify Health

Leila Kagawa
Chief Transformation Officer
HEMIC

Kayla Bourgeois
Chief Transformation Officer
Cast & Crew

Paul Krebs
Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer
Koch

Reto Sahli
SVP and Chief Information Officer, HAVI Supply Chain
HAVI

Jonathan Scofield
Vice President, Business Transformation
NTT GDC

David Cuenca
Vice President, Process Transformation – CIO
IBM

2026 Change & Transformation Summit Speakers

Jennifer Chung
Vice President, Business Operations & Strategic Planning
Northwestern Mutual

Jacques McGregor
Vice President of Digital Transformation
Marathon Petroleum

Scott Vejdani
Sr. Principal, Organizational Transformation
Epsilon

Stephanie Keck
Director, Change Enablement, Operational Excellence
Cox Automotive

Jon Nichols
Associate Director - Business Planning Center of Excellence
Clorox

Kristen Ziegler
Chief Human Resources Officer
The Bank of Missouri

Stephanie Licht
SVP, Sr. Director Process Optimization & Automation
Old National Bank

Ramona Mills
Organizational Change Management Lead - North America
Agco Corporation

Victoria Saplacan
Head of Business Transformation
E.ON

Mallory Vaughn
Head of Business Transformation Director
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Steven Hall
Vice President, Strategic Excellence
United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Danielle LaMancuso
Director of Enterprise Change Management
Northwest Savings Bank

Sandeep Chennikara
Senior Director, Transformation Strategy & Automation
Discover Financial Services

David Pley
Senior Director, Strategy
NAPA Auto Parts

Scott Kinross
Chief Data Officer
Northwest Bank

Hardeep Kaur
Director Business Transformation, Agility and Change Leadership
Merck, Sharp

Hillel Bierbrier
Vice President - Digital Transformation
Northern Trust Corporation

Sanjay Thirumalai
Chief Global Delivery Officer
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Susan Marricone
Director, Business Transformation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Robert Rowello
Global Head of Business Transformation
Magna International Inc.

Naomie Dorilas
Head of Strategy and Transformation
MassMutual

2026 OPEX & Continuous Improvement Summit Speakers

Ryan Mayer
Vice President BD Excellence MDS
BD (Becton Dickinson)

Alexander Breskvar
Vice President, Quality Management & EHS
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Sridhar Krishnan
Vice President, Catalent Way
Catalent Pharma Solutions

Dina Patel
Global Head of Product Enablement
S&P Global

Ashley Peal
Director, Business Process Management
Bristol Myers Squibb

Hany Mikhaiel
Vice President, Corporate Continuous Improvement Central Services CI &Cs
B. Braun Medical

Luis Herrera
Director Business Transformation Office
Firstgroup America

Stephan Blasilli
Head of Business Process Excellence
EDP

Stacie Ruen
Director OPEX Transactional
Medtronic

Fraser Damoff
Head of Lean Centre of Excellence
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Axel Ramm
Director of Engineering
Whirlpool Corporation

Nathalie Cubero
Head of Continuous Improvement
Experian

2026 Agentic AI Transformation Summit Speakers

Margarita Panzer
Director, Digital Transformation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Elizabeth Barth-Thacker
VP Head of Data & Analytics
American Modern

Akshaya Murthy
Director - AI Transformation
Zendesk

Anurag Gupta
Vice President
Blackstone

Rob Jones
Executive Director, Global Data Risk Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Susan Lin
Director of Data, Analytics and Business Intelligence
Cornell University

Maciej Szymaszek
Senior Director, Strategy Implementation & Business Transformation
AstraZeneca

Rémi Raphael
Vice President of Digital Technology
Origis Energy

Tomer Lancewicki
Director of AI and Machine Learning
Walmart Global Tech

Srav Palepu
Sr Director, Data Platforms and AI Automation
Visa

Manuel Campos Benítez
Director of Data & Analytics and Governance
Gerdau North America

Gary Dunbar
Director - Strategy, Operational Excellence & Digital Transformation
OpTerra Energy Services

Ariel Junqueira DeGarcia
Managing Director, AI and Emerging Technologies
Broadridge

Ash Dhupar
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Analog Devices

Cameron Nutter
Vice President, Head of Banking Strategy
Diebold Nixdorf

Paul Joseph
Next Gen Transformation Leader
KeyBank

Swarna Kuruganti
Enterprise AI, Data Intelligence
US Foods

Kartick Kalaimani
Vice President, Enterprise MDM Data & Transformation
Dentsu

Praveen Prahlad Madabhushi Harvard, MBA, MS(MIS), MS(EE)
BigData Architect
Citi Bank

Xiao Zhang
Director of Analytics and Data Solutions
University of Chicago

MEET THE 2026 BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AWARDS JUDGING PANEL:

Stacie Ruen
Director OPEX Transactional
Medtronic

Doug Drolett
VP Business Excellence
Essilor Luxottica

Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking

Ruben Del Toro
Director, Kaizen Promotion Office
Signature Aviation

Larry Crews
Senior Process Engineer
Cigna

Glenn Johnson
Process Excellence Manager
Velera

Samantha Bureau-Johnson
Senior Vice President Enterprise Change Management Executive and Customer Experience
First Citizens Bank

Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs

Rush Fozo
Senior Vice President, Investment Operations Outsourcing
Northern Trust

Jason Schulist
President
Generative Local Community Institute

Ekaterina Curry
Managing Director, Head of Operations, Multifamily/LeaseTrack
Millennial Specialty Insurance

FOR TRANSFORMATION LEADERS, BY TRANSFORMATION LEADERS | MEET THE 2026 ADVISORY BOARD:

Jose Varela
Senior Vice President, Global Service Centers
3M

Jasmine Ahmed
Former Global Director of Finance Integration and Capabilities
The Coca-Cola Company

Sameer Anand
Director, Enterprise Business Agility Transformation
BAE Systems

Samantha Bureau-Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
First Citizens Bank

Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs

Carolyn Lum
Retired Vice President, Operational Excellence
Philip Morris International

Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking

Ryan Mayer
Head of Healthineer Performance System – Americas
Siemens Healthineers

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